Hey guys.
I am switching from Macbook to iMac and need advice.
I design iOS mobile apps.
What I use now:
15 inch, rMBP Early 2013,
2.7GHz i7,
16 gigs of RAM,
GeForce GT 650M 1Gb,
768 Gb SSD.
I work in Adobe Creative Suite apps.
What's wrong about it:
When files get big (for big apps) Adobe Apps lag.
I use scaling to stuff more UI elements into my 15'' retina. Stuff gets small and my head and eyes want to be closer to the screen, so I am constantly crooked and never sit up straight.
Hooking up external monitor while doing Skype video call and screensharing slows down the computer drastically (as far as I know because graphics card is an integrated one)
What do I want from the upgrade:
Bigger screen, bigger UI elements, better posture when I sit.
Performance upgrade.
To last me two years and stay fast with updated apps.
What do I need advice about:
4k or 5k?
i5 or i7 (to at least match my current i7)
How much GhZ for that processor?
SSD vs Fusion (to at least match my current 400 mbps read/write speeds)
Apple or 3rd party RAM?
Which graphics card? How many GB?
Thanks guys.
I am switching from Macbook to iMac and need advice.
I design iOS mobile apps.
What I use now:
15 inch, rMBP Early 2013,
2.7GHz i7,
16 gigs of RAM,
GeForce GT 650M 1Gb,
768 Gb SSD.
I work in Adobe Creative Suite apps.
What's wrong about it:
When files get big (for big apps) Adobe Apps lag.
I use scaling to stuff more UI elements into my 15'' retina. Stuff gets small and my head and eyes want to be closer to the screen, so I am constantly crooked and never sit up straight.
Hooking up external monitor while doing Skype video call and screensharing slows down the computer drastically (as far as I know because graphics card is an integrated one)
What do I want from the upgrade:
Bigger screen, bigger UI elements, better posture when I sit.
Performance upgrade.
To last me two years and stay fast with updated apps.
What do I need advice about:
4k or 5k?
i5 or i7 (to at least match my current i7)
How much GhZ for that processor?
SSD vs Fusion (to at least match my current 400 mbps read/write speeds)
Apple or 3rd party RAM?
Which graphics card? How many GB?
Thanks guys.
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